Phil Rothfield
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Tuesday,
July,
28,
2009,(11:01pm)

A dozen senior rugby league officials meeting in Singapore to work out what to do with $4 million profit from last year’s World Cup is an outrageous waste of precious funds.

I will be online from 11am today (I’m going to lunch) to take Colin Love, David Gallop and co to task over this gross extravagance.

At a time when the game is fighting an AFL invasion in its heartland Western Suburbs and country clubs are crying out for much needed funding, rugby league officials have thumbed their noses at the game’s grassroots.

Why couldn’t they have communicated like many other corporations in these difficult times by using video phone conference facilities?

Phil Rothfield
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Tuesday,
July,
14,
2009,(11:49pm)

The most painful era of State of Origin football is finally over for long suffering Blues fans.

On the back of two great old campaigners in Brett Kimmorley and Trent Barrett combined with a rejuvenated forward pack, the Blues gatecrashed Queensland’s Origin party with an emphatic victory.

Lock Anthony Watmough produced arguably the greatest game of his career to spearhead the win. It’s a shame about all the foul play at the end because it took some of the attention away from a thoroughly deserved victory.

Let me know what you think.

Keep your questions and comments brief so I can get to as many as possible.